June 2008
38 posts
How To: Do Your Laundry
1. Notice that you’ve run out of t-shirts.
2. Throw a bunch of dirty t-shirts in the sink
3. Turn on the water, making sure to set the pressure hard enough to spray all over the shorts you’re wearing so that it looks like you’ve wet yourself.
4. Put a whole bunch of detergent over the shirts because you’re not really sure how much you’re supposed to use.
5. Knead...
A Eulogy for Jacob Lodwick's Social Web Presence
I couldn’t let this one go. It’s strange how this is the most exciting thing I’ve seen in days. I was on the edge of my seat laughing and feeling bad all at the same time as I read it.
While I think some of the criticism and mockery of Lodwick is hilarious and asked for, it should also be given and taken with a grain of salt encompassing our care and understanding for the...
TeX
this is a nightmare for editors.
“it was designed… to produce high-quality books using a reasonable amount of effort” -Wikipedia
things i don’t want to deal with in word processing: variables, compiling, and needing numerous files for each document.
this is a snippet from a TeX paper i’m editing: “A0^{(K)}=U_{.(1:K)}\Sigma_{K}V_{.(1:K)}^T.”
that...
Watch20 seconds of osaka
“the sun’s coming up. stop dancing and find us a film.”
– becca
me: if you have to make a fake ID, do you think this is a good idea?
rachel: yes
what can i lose
me: a fraud trial
“Speak softly and carry a big cartoon mallet with a punching glove inside on a...”
– rachel